She has appeared on numerous television and radio shows including “The Tavis Smiley Show”, “ BET-Dr. Kelly, Steve Harvey, Ricky Smiley & Kevin Hart to name a few. Bobby Jones, Pebo Bryson, Aretha Franklin, Stephanie Mills, Brandy, Stevie Wonder, and R. She has also toured and appeared with most of the top names in the Gospel and R&B industry such as Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, John P. Traveling fulltime performing as a headliner, Trina has sold out shows from the East Coast to the West Coast. Nominated for the “Rhythm of Gospel Award” for 2017 for Comedian of the Year. She will release her new DVD/CD Comuzic -2017. Also she is the winner of the AMG 2014 award for “Comedian of the Year”. Trina was awarded Best New Artist and Best Video. DVD 3pack “Classic Comedian Collection” 2012. Bobby Jones All Star Comedy (released on Lions Gate) – 2004, Armed and Dangerous – 2006. She has been deemed the “Queen of Gospel Comedy” she has won over 50 awards, with four award winning hit DVD & CD’s, Trina has recorded five Video/CD/DVD and are nationally distributed (Go Cantaloupe Go -1996, Laffing Out Loud with the Lord - 1998, “Un-Be-Weave-able - 2002”, Dr. Trina the writer of all of her original one-woman acts has left audiences rolling in the aisles with her unique style of comedy and drama. But, this church busybody was created some 30 years ago and has performed in every religious and corporate community you can imagine. She is often compared to Tyler Perry’s character “Madiea”. “Sister Cantaloupe” was created by Trina, a cat eyeglasses wearing, colorful and loud speaking church-going sister. Trina has made a vow that God would be her first love and acting her second. By the third grade she was well on her way to becoming a great entertainer when she won her first oratorical contest.
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Trina Jeffrie, Traveling full time as a character comic she is booked sold in the Christian/Gospel arenas, she has become somewhat of a household name as the character Sister Cantaloupe. Trina’s name is placed in the gospel Encyclopedia and on Wikipedia. In October 2016 Trina Jeffrie received the Legacy Award from Church Stars for blazing the trail and being a pioneer.
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Trina Jeffrie also has a comedy Award name after her called the Sister Cantaloupe award, it is given out every year to up and coming Clean, Christian or Gospel comedian who is making head way in this arena. In 2016 Trina Jeffrie has received Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama.
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Trina Jeffrie started this form of comedy back in 1986. She is the Pioneer of Christian and Gospel comedy. She now lives in Dallas and Los Angeles with extended family of fans that crosses the United States of America. Trina Jeffrie is known as the Queen of Gospel Comedy she is a native of, Dallas TX.